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Characteristics of Ferro Fluid 1505 Indian Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 4 No. 11 (Nov 2011) ISSN: 0974- 6846 Characteristics of ferro fluid Satish B. Purohit1, S. R. Lapalikar2, Sachin Pare1 and Vikas Jain1 1Mechanical Engineering Department, SGS Institute of Technology and Science, Indore-452002, India 2Principal, Indore Institute of Science and Technology, Indore-452003, India [email protected] Abstract This paper focuses on the synthesis and characterization of ferro fluid (smart fluid). The colloidal mixtures of magnetite in carrier fluid were made by different chemical processes. The characteristics like particle size, turbidity, density, viscosity, and damping were studied. The average particle size after repeated filtering measured to 12 nm. The turbidity variation was found to be almost negligible. The damping coefficient varied from 0.2418 Ns/m to 0.8348Ns/m in the magnetic field. The effect of magnetic field on viscosity was studied on in house made viscometer and calibrated with the existing Redwood viscometer. It was possible to change the viscosity with the change in magnetic field. Such smart fluid could be used in a semi active shock absorber of a vehicle for better performance. Keywords: Ferro fluid, viscosity, magnetic field, Smart fluid. Introduction Much research has been centered on ferro fluids that Conventional vehicle suspensions achieve the road contain small particles of magnetite, Fe3O4. Magnetite induced vibration isolation through passive means such can be produced by mixing Fe (II) and Fe (III) salts as springs and dampers or passive shock absorbers. together in a basic solution. The particles must remain With the semi active suspension, the dynamic sag due to small and separated from one another in order to remain body roll in turns can be two to three times smaller. Semi suspended in the liquid medium. Magnetic and van der active suspension system started in the early 1980’s with Waals interactions must be overcome to prevent the the introduction of the first variable damping shock particles from agglomerating into larger particles. Thermal absorbers. These variable dampers typically changed the motion of magnetite particles that are smaller than ~100 damping from soft to firm and vice versa, through a angstroms in size is sufficient to prevent agglomeration manual or slow adaptive control (Hrovat, 1997). The due to magnetic interactions. Surfactants prevent the variation in damping characteristics of the shock absorber nanoparticles from approaching one another too closely. is done by instantly changing the viscosity of the liquid Ferrofluid is a unique material that acts like a magnetic magnet, used as absorber oil, by changing the magnetic solid and like a liquid. Each tiny particle is thoroughly field which should be sensitive to road disturbances. coated with a surfactant to inhibit clumping. Large Ferro fluid is very much suitable for such applications. ferromagnetic particles can be ripped out of the Ferro fluids (compound of Latin ferrum, meaning iron, homogeneous colloidal mixture, forming a separate and fluid) are colloidal suspensions of fine (~ 0.05-15 nm) clump of magnetic dust when exposed to strong magnetic dispersions of magnetically soft, multi domain nano fields. The magnetic attraction of nanoparticles is weak particles, such as Fe3O4, coated with surfactants in a enough that the surfactant's van der Waals repulsion is carrier liquid. When there is no magnet nearby, the sufficient to prevent magnetic clumping or agglomeration. magnetite particles in ferro fluid act like normal metal Ferrofluids usually do not retain magnetization in the particles in suspension. But in the presence of a magnet, absence of an externally applied field and thus are often the particles are temporarily magnetized. Ferro fluids classified as "superparamagnets" rather than respond to an external magnetic field. This enables the ferromagnets. The viscosity of the fluid, the tiny size of fluid’s location to be controlled through the application of the particles, and the particles’ constant motion keep the a magnetic field. The particles are so small in ferro fluids solids from settling out. that they will not settle over time, but remain in place as Characteristics of ferrofluid and it’s applications have long as a magnetic field is present. Treatment of particles been studied by several researchers. An analytical with surfactants prevents them from clumping up, causing approach based on the coulombian model of a magnet is the material to remain stable and act predictably. They used as a general method for studying the mechanical form structures within the fluid, causing the ferro fluid to properties of a ferrofluid seal. The fundamental Maxwell’s act more like a solid. When the magnetic field is removed, equations define the concept of magnetic energy of the the particles are demagnetized and ferro fluid acts like a ferrofluid seal by using only the three dimensional liquid again. The apparent viscosity of these fluids can be equations of the magnetic field created by ring permanent changed significantly within milliseconds by the magnets radially magnetized (Ravaud & Lemarquand, application of an external magnetic field. 2009). A deformable mirror is made of a magnetic liquid Research article “Smart fluid” S.B.Purohit et al. Indian Society for Education and Environment (iSee) http://www.indjst.org Indian J.Sci.Technol. 1506 Indian Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 4 No. 11 (Nov 2011) ISSN: 0974- 6846 whose surface is actuated by a triangular array of small chloride (Fecl₃), steel wool, distilled water, kerosene, current carrying coils and the mirror can correct a 11 μm heater, filter paper. Synthesis Procedure is: reduce FeCl3 low order aberrated wave front to a residual RMS wave to FeCl2, react in 2:1 ratio of FeCl3: FeCl2 in ammonia. front error 0.05 μm. Recent developments show that The Fe3O4will fall out of the solution. Heat the magnetite these deformable mirrors can reach a frequency solution to just below boiling and stir in 5 ml oleic acid. response of several hundred hertz (Brousseau, 2008). Add kerosene as a carrier fluid. Discard water. The Extensive research work has been done on the fluid second method is to get iron oxide particles of mostly dynamics in the presence of magnetic field for nano spheres, the chemicals used are: Sodiumhydroxide magnetorheological fluids and ferro fluids using the finite (NaOH), Ironchloride (FeCl₃), Sodium element simulation (Tomasz Strek, 2005). It is possible to hexametaphosphate (NaH₂PO₄), Double distilled water. use magnetic fluid to measure volume of non-magnetic Synthesis procedure is: Prepare 0.5 M NaOH solution in body of random shape. Technique is based on the distilled water, Add 0.01 M solution of Fe (NO₃)₃, Stir till detection of change in the inductance of the coil with ferro pH becomes 10.7, Wash the precipitate with distilled fluid as core when body is immersed. Inductance is water several times till pH becomes ~8.7, Add 1 M HCl, related to the volume of the body (Upadhyay Shail, 2006). Stir, Add 0.1 M solution of NaH₂PO₄, Stir, Add water and The motion and shape of a ferro fluid droplet placed in a heat the solution to ~100 deg. Celcius, Wash and dry the non-magnetic viscous fluid and driven by a magnetic field precipitate in air at 100 deg. Celcius. Fe₂O₃ particles are are modeled numerically. The governing equations are obtained. Photographs (Photograph 1) of the ferrofluid the Maxwell equations, momentum equation and prepared by any one of these methods reveal the effect of incompressibility (Afkhami et al., 2008). The drops of a a magnet. The ferrofluid liquid turns into a paste like ferro fluid floating in a non-magnetic liquid of the same material in presence of a magnet. density and spun by a rotating magnetic field are Measurements and experiments investigated experimentally and theoretically. The All the materials-may be metals, semiconductors or rotational motion of the drop is most easily studied insulators-have size dependent physical-chemical experimentally for the non-axis symmetric shape. This properties below a certain critical size. However, for most effect may contribute to the difference in the experimental of the materials this critical size is below ~100 nm. At and theoretical results for the rotation frequency of the such a small size even the shape of the material and elongated drop (Lebedev et al., 2003). The equilibrium interactions between nano materials decide the magnetization of concentrated ferro fluids described by a properties of the material. This opens up a huge system of polydisperse dipolar hard spheres is calculated possibility of tailor-making the materials, which have as a function of the internal magnetic field using the Born- different properties just due to their size, shape and/or Mayer or cluster expansion technique (Huke & Lu¨cke, assembly. Measurements on single nano particles, rods, 2003). The characterization has been much useful for tubes etc. would inherently be difficult, though not applications of ferro fluid. impossible. However measurements on nano crystalline Preparation of ferro fluid solids, thin films etc. are possible using some There are several methods of synthesis of magnetite conventional methods. nano particles. After some initial trials, ferrofluid is Results of X – ray diffraction (XRD) prepared using two methods: The first method uses The nano particles are separated out from the liquids flammable substances and generates heat and toxic as a precipitate by using a centrifuge approximately at fumes. The ingredients are: ammonia - Oleic acid, ferric 2000 to 3000 rpm. Precipitate is washed with solvent, Photograph 1. Ferro fluid with and without magnet. Graph 1. XRD plot Research article “Smart fluid” S.B.Purohit et al. Indian Society for Education and Environment (iSee) http://www.indjst.org Indian J.Sci.Technol. 1507 Indian Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 4 No. 11 (Nov 2011) ISSN: 0974- 6846 ethanol, to remove unreacted chemicals or by products.
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